Reference & Faculty Services Librarian

Louisiana State University • Baton Rouge, LA

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About The Position

The Reference & Faculty Services Librarian provides reference, research, and instructional services across the law school community with a focus on faculty support. This position reports to the Associate Director for Public Services.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school plus M.L.S or equivalent
• (M.L.S. or equivalent degree must be in progress if not completed before date of hire.)

Nice To Haves

• 1-3 years of library experience
• Fluency with new and emerging digital data and scholarly communications technology
• Knowledge of copyright issues and open-access publishing

Responsibilities

• The librarian performs the following faculty services: coordinates the faculty liaison program, serves as a faculty liaison, and provides expertise in supporting and promoting scholarship.
• The librarian serves as a member of the general reference team which includes: staffing the Reference Desk and creating library publications including library news, research guides, bibliographies and video tutorials.
• The librarian evaluates electronic and print resources and participates in other collection maintenance responsibilities.
• The librarian teaches 3-4 credit hours of legal research courses and develops and delivers informal and formal legal research training.
• Actively participates in local, state, and national law library, library and legal organizations and associations. Write and/or present for law and library related publications and associations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• LSU offers outstanding benefits to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; various leave options; paid holidays; wellness benefits; tuition exemption for qualified positions; training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees